Sentences with phrase «win out of the playoffs»

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They won their last nine out of 10 games, and made the playoffs.

Like them, we could theoretically end up out of the playoffs still I believe if we blew it in the last two games and the others in the hunt win out.

It was more of a defensive Game than we are used to seeing out of them but that's likely what we'll see come Playoff time and it was nice to see them be able to win one of those grind - it - out Games..

Of course, for either of these teams to make the playoff they'll need to win out, which would knock the other out of contentioOf course, for either of these teams to make the playoff they'll need to win out, which would knock the other out of contentioof these teams to make the playoff they'll need to win out, which would knock the other out of contentioof contention.

Teams that take a 3 - 0 lead in seven - game NHL playoff series have gone on to win 204 out of 208 times.

Of the seven primary Playoff candidates, only Mississippi State has poor odds of winning out, because of the Egg Bowl trip to Oxford in Week 1Of the seven primary Playoff candidates, only Mississippi State has poor odds of winning out, because of the Egg Bowl trip to Oxford in Week 1of winning out, because of the Egg Bowl trip to Oxford in Week 1of the Egg Bowl trip to Oxford in Week 14.

So if the Giants are working on a 5 - 7 year project, does that mean the Cowboys are currently in the midst of year 22 of «trying to figure out how to win two dang playoff games in a row»?

Saunders, by contrast, is burdened by years of playoff failurein Minnesota (his Timberwolves made it out of the first round only once innine - plus seasons) and the memory of last year when, in his first season, his64 - win Pistons lost in the Eastern finals to the Miami Heat.

There were so many things stunning numbers in the Chicago Bulls» 93 - 86 win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their second - round playoff series, but the one that jumped out at me most was 35.

People were talking about it because going into the playoffs, the Celtics were easily the team out of the top 4 you feel most comfortable playing — Raptors are the 1st seed, Cavs have lebron, and the sixers had won 16 straight.

The Soccer Bowl crowd was unforgiving toward Vancouver for knocking the Cosmos out of the playoffs, but the Caps were unyielding on the field, stopping Rodney Marsh and the Rowdies to win the NASL championship

It's an interesting game because both teams still have a lot to play for — the Panthers can wrap up home - field advantage with a win, and the Falcons need to win out (and get a lot of help) to make the playoffs.

By not winning, Kenseth was effectively knocked out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff and afterward he hinted at seeking possible retribution toward Logano, who's won the past three races and emerged as the championship favorite.

Out of the blue, he gives this animated press conference and subsequently the team goes on a roll, wins the division, makes the playoffs and wins a playoff game at home.

That was the Sooners» second loss, and it ultimately kept them out of the College Football Playoff despite winning the Big 12.

«They'll likely get Houston in a conference championship, plus they have a home date with FSU on September 24th, and if they can find a way to win it, and run out the rest of the schedule... they'd have a good case for the Playoff.

Penguins 4 % Chance win Division 59 % Chance 2nd in Division 22 % Chance 3rd in Division 9 % Chance WC1 5 % Chance WC2 1 % Chance Last team out of playoffs

«If I get in the playoffs and anytime you're in the playoffs,» said Woods, who missed the tourneys in 2008 and 2011, «you just win one event and you come out of nowhere to the top five very quickly.»

Since winning three out of four Super Bowls to open his career, Brady's interception rate has exceeded 2.0 % in 10 of his next 11 trips to the playoffs.

That in the most pivotal games of this Devils» season, when the team is trying to lock - down a playoff berth, that they are trying to send messages and not put the team out there that the staff feels gives them the best chance at winning the game.

Strangely, following that dismal run Villa then went on a run of seven wins in eight but it appears too little too late as Bruce's side now lie in the safety of mid table in thirteenth place, mathematically out of the playoffs and safe from relegation.

The last team before the Clippers to knock Memphis out of the playoffs was Oklahoma City, winning in seven games in 2010 - 11.

«I got rid of the ghosts of the postseason when we beat the Braves,» Bonds said, alluding to the Division Series win over the team that had knocked his club out of the playoffs three times.

Alex Neil took over at the beginning of January, and the Canaries won 17 games out of 25, charging from 10th in the table to the playoffs, then disposing of Ipswich and Middlesbrough.

Tuesday morning, with his team 7 - 8 and out of the playoffs, in a no - win situation coaching his last game on Sunday at the Jets, where he had last been fired, Ryan took control in the only way he viewed he could take control.

Poulter, who played his butt off to win the Houston Open in a playoff and grab the last spot in the Masters, told reporters that his four rounds last week at the Golf Club of Houston tired him out so much he got to Augusta not at all ready for the men's first major of the season.

True, Phoenix had finished a 59 - 23 regular season by winning eight of its last nine games, had swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the opening playoff round and then last week had blown out Houston in Games 1 and 2 in Phoenix.

After the Bulldogs finished 12 - 12 and out of the playoffs in 2013, Kibby helped turn Vacaville's fortunes around by pitching all but six innings as the team finished 29 -1-1 and won its first section title since 2005.

All of that followed a dramatic playoff at last month's Northwestern Mutual World Challenge in which he prevailed over Woods, who could only smirk in knowing respect for Johnson's hole - out for par on the final hole of regulation following an uncharacteristic shank into the hazard that seemed to sew up the win for the tourney host.

The Jackets have never been out of the first round and their first playoff win came in 2014, 15 years after their inception.

The opening round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs is suddenly filled with 3 - 2 series drama after the Rockets and Celtics pulled out upset wins on Wednesday night.

Firmani moved Pelè out of Chinaglia's way, and the goals began to come, nine of them in the playoffs, including a header against the Seattle Sounders, which won Soccer Bowl» 77.

The Columbus Blue Jackets bowed out of the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday, putting up a meager fight as the Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 5 by three goals.

The UCLA - signee pitched seven innings in the team's playoff opener, an extra-inning victory over Granite Bay before tossing six no - hit innings of striking out six in a 6 - 1 win over Rocklin.

Team Wilneff got out to a fast start in this one — even without many of their key contributors — they went up 4 - 0 early behind a grand slam in the bottom of the 1st and just never looked back... For Team Wilneff they get a Playoff Softball win — which has been a true struggle for them in Season's past — does Brian «Pat Riley» Wilneff's team have one more of these in them?

With Irving out for the playoffs, the Celtics have fallen from one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference down to +1800 odds.

«You go out and try to win a league title to control home field in the playoffs, but none of that matters if you lose your last game.»

While the Western division crown is out of the picture for Team James, if they can rack up a couple of wins over the last three weeks, they'll be able to move up in the standings and improve upon their playoff seeding.

They won 3 Playoff Softball Games, including knocking out the # 2 and # 3 seeds in the past couple of weeks.

These guys won the first 2 ELIMINATION GAMES of the Playoffs, knocking out 12.

If you're somehow wondering why Indians fans might not take this lead for granted, please recall: in addition to the franchise's streak of not winning a World Series since 1948, the last two times the Red Sox and Indians faced each other in the playoffs, Boston pulled out victories following 2 - 0 and 3 - 1 Cleveland leads.

If we go down 0 - 1 in Indiana, we have to win a road playoff game to avoid 0 - 2 which actually is a historically very difficult hole to climb out of.

Although technically it's possible that a dark horse candidate can win out and crash the playoff picture, the most likely scenario has two of the following three teams making the playoffs: Kansas City, Pittsburgh or the New York Jets.

Stan Van Gundy's team has won five consecutive games but one more loss would officially knock them out of the playoff race.

Sunday, in the 19 - 10 win at Washington that knocked the home team out of the playoffs, Harrison had four tackles plugging the middle of the line, helped limit Washington to 38 rushing yards, had a sack of Kirk Cousins, and even knocked a pass away in a surprisingly nimble pass - coverage play.

Adding more pressure to this weekend is that Frankfurt play 7th place Hoffenheim who could vault them with a win and knock them out of the Europa League playoff position as well.

It will be virtually impossible for the fifth - ranked team left out of a four - team playoff to somehow lay claim to no. 1, but in the pre-playoff era, anything was possible, if you willed it to be so: According to a note in Army's own football media guide, they did win the national championship in 1946.

Basically, it's the combination of good things (i.e. wins) that have to happen to the team in playoff position and bad things (i.e. losses) that have to happen to the first team out of the playoff picture for the former to clinch a postseason berth.

Clemson pass rusher Shaq Lawson insisted he'll be ready to play in the national championship game on Jan. 11 against Alabama despite a knee injury that knocked him out of Thursday's College Football Playoff semifinal win over Oklahoma.

This one seems obvious, but here's the explanation: By winning out, the Tigers maximize the Irish's playoff chances because they'll have knocked off two teams currently in front of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff rankings: the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimsoplayoff chances because they'll have knocked off two teams currently in front of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff rankings: the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama CrimsoPlayoff rankings: the Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide.